Publications
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Books, Readers and Libraries in Fiction
(2025)
It is easy to find books and libraries within fiction from the earliest times onwards in works for all age groups, in canonical literature and in books that form part of popular culture. From Don Quixote to Louisa M. ...
Reading, Gender and Identity in Seventeenth-Century England
(2025)
This ambitious and interdisciplinary book redraws the history of early modern Englishwomen’s reading, exploring the connections between gender, reading habits and genre throughout the seventeenth century. It challenges ...
Voice, Silence and Gender in South Africa's Anti-Apartheid Struggle
(2025)
In 1978, amidst the aftermath of the Soweto Uprisings and after being held in detention without charge for over a year, a young black woman who had just turned eighteen, stepped into the witness box at Kempton Park Circuit ...
Adulthood in Britain and the United States from 1350 to Generation Z
(2024)
Adulthood has a history. This book explores how concepts of adulthood have changed over time in Britain and the United States from 1350 to the present day through eleven case studies. Ideas of adulthood are currently under ...
Reading, Gender and Identity in Seventeenth-Century England
(2025)
This ambitious and interdisciplinary book redraws the history of early modern Englishwomen’s reading, exploring the connections between gender, reading habits and genre throughout the seventeenth century. It challenges ...